Tim Fish retweeted
"From assassination target to refugee — the heavy price of defending Eswatini human rights"
dailymaverick.co.za/article/…
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Tim Fish retweeted
The International Commission of Jurists has sent a communication to the @CIJ_ICJ to urge the Court to investigate allegations relating to statements attributed to ICJ Vice-President Sebutinde in 🇿🇦 South Africa v. 🇮🇱 Israel👇
shorturl.at/zKqWp #IndependenceOfTheJudiciary
ALT The International Court of Justice
Tim Fish retweeted
Enormously grateful to @ICJ_Africa for the opportunity to speak in #Eswatini this weekend and to exchange with impressive lawyers working to uphold the rule of law. Lawyers continue their work in the face of fear, especially after the killing of Thulani Maseko in 2023. I share their concerns about the independence of judges and lawyers in the country and will be carefully monitoring the situation.
Lawyers must be free to work without intimidation, threats, or attacks.
Tim Fish retweeted
Join us for “The Independence of Judges and Lawyers in #Africa”—a special engagement w/ UN Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, hosted by @ICJ_org & @UPLawFaculty
🗓11 April 2025 | 09:00–16:30 SAST
📍Moot Court Room, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria
Tim Fish retweeted
📌🇰🇪 Today, the ICJ in collaboration with @GIESCR and the Mathare Community Education Taskforce, is co-organizing a workshop on strategic litigation for the right to #education and calls on #Kenyan authorities to regulate public schools in Mabatini and Ngei wards of Mathare (1/2)
Tim Fish retweeted
Today, @ICJ_org & @TMF_Legacy, are hosting a launch to present findings of ICJ's report "No Situation is Permanent" on the independence of judges & lawyers in #Eswatini 🇸🇿
This event coincides with the 2-year anniversary of #ThulaniMaseko's killing.
🔗 icj.org/resource/eswatini-in…
ALT Front page of executive summary of report entitled "No Situation is Permanent" which is about the independence of judges and lawyers in Eswatini. The report highlights attacks on the legal profession in a context of weak rule of law and justice foundations.
Catch me on @bluesky though I don't promise to be exceptionally active there either: bsky.app/profile/timfish.bsk…
Tim Fish retweeted
In September, @ICJ_org Senior Legal Adviser @TimFish42 joined other disability rights experts at the Human Rights Foundation ReDo’s conference on on ending #PsychiatricCoercion📹Watch his insightful talk on the role of courts, which is now available here: youtube.com/watch?v=rsaShbva…
Tim Fish retweeted
📢Take a look at the blog symposium & initiatives we co-convened with @Harvard Petri-Flom Center on the #PHE Principles, co-edited by @RoojinHabibi, @AliciaElyYamin and @TimFish42, feat. diverse expert perspectives on key issues raised by the Principles👇icj.org/principles-and-guide…
Tim Fish retweeted
This week, our Legal Adviser @NderituMash has been at the @ADFSecretariat's African Disability Conference!
🗣️ On Day 1, he moderated an exciting panel exploring how the African Disability Protocol can set a global standard for disability inclusion 🌍
#DisabilityRights
ALT ICJ Legal Adviser Wilson Macharia moderating a panel discussion at the African Disability Conference. Photo credit: African Disability Forum
ALT Poster for the African Disability Conference on Persons with disabilities in a post-pandemic world: redefining the inclusive development and humanitarian agenda in Africa (1-5 September 2024) in Nairobi, Kenya.
ALT ICJ Africa Legal Adviser Wilson Macharia (far-left) at the African Disability Conference.
Tim Fish retweeted
📚Today, @ICJ_org & @ValidityNGO released the Model Bench Book to support justice professionals in protecting the rights of persons with #disabilities in criminal proceedings. This EU-first resource is a big step towards accessible justice for all!
👉icj.org/resource/model-bench…
Tim Fish retweeted
We are proud to release this important Model Bench Book on Rights of persons with #disabilities in criminal proceedings!
Huge thanks for the great collaboration and expertise to colleagues @ValidityNGO @TimFish42 @NderituMash @Plenainclusion @for_umHR
📚Today, @ICJ_org & @ValidityNGO released the Model Bench Book to support justice professionals in protecting the rights of persons with #disabilities in criminal proceedings. This EU-first resource is a big step towards accessible justice for all!
👉icj.org/resource/model-bench…
Tim Fish retweeted
#CRPDNow 👉Join us for the review of Ghana 🇬🇭during #CRPD31
⏰19 August: 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM CET
📺webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1z/k1…
⏰20 August: 10:00 AM - 01:00 PM CET
📺webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1f/k1…
📍@UNGeneva
ALT The flyer of the CRPD Committee's 31st Session for Ghana
Tim Fish retweeted
Last week @AbbottKingsley from @ICwS_SAS was in #Kenya with @ICJ_org and @commonwealthsec consulting with stakeholders on a human rights-based approach to decriminalise poverty and homelessness. Read more: commonwealth.sas.ac.uk/news/…
#DecrimPoverty @UoLondon @SASNews @ICJ_Africa
Tim Fish retweeted
ICJ mourns the loss of Bhargavi Davar, founder of Bapu Trust and pioneer in advancing the rights of persons with psychosocial disabilities globally through Transforming Communities for Inclusion (TCI).
Tim Fish retweeted
💔 It is with much sadness that we mourn the loss of ICJ Commissioner & retired @ConCourtSA Judge Yvonne Mokgoro - a pioneer in the legal profession & inspiring human rights advocate who will be missed dearly.
Our deepest condolences to her loved ones.
judgesmatter.co.za/opinions/…
Tim Fish retweeted
The compilation of articles from ICJ & Global Health Law Consortium blog symposium on Principles and Guidelines on Human Rights and Public Health Emergencies is now available on the website. Don't miss it!👉rb.gy/qgaz9q @TimFish42 #PHEprinciples
Tim Fish retweeted
1/2 🏨 From nursing homes to group homes, institutions are places where persons w/ #disabilities are forced to reside under the guise of “care”.
The reality is that institutions cause isolation & remove control that they should have over their own lives.
#DIguidelines
ALT A poster with text and accompanying illustrations of various institutions mentioned in the text. The text reads: What is an institution? It is a place where persons with disabilities are forced to live to supposedly receive "care" or "treatment", including nursing homes, group homes, treatment centers, long stay hospitals, special boarding schools